Slepyshev turns down Oilers, re-signs in KHL

Anton Slepyshev will not be returning to the NHL. The former Edmonton Oilers winger signed a two-year extension with CSKA Moscow of the KHL on Thursday. The announcement comes just two days after Oilers general manager Ken Holland confirmed the team had made a contract offer to the 25-year-old.

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Anton Slepyshev
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Anton Slepyshev will not be returning to the NHL.

The former Edmonton Oilers winger signed a two-year extension with CSKA Moscow of the KHL on Thursday.

The announcement comes just two days after Oilers general manager Ken Holland confirmed the team had made a contract offer to the 25-year-old.

Holland says he has made an offer to Slepyshev's camp and is waiting on an answer.